27/10/09
Our sustainability champion Terry Keech was nominated for the UK'S Green Social Housing Champion of the Year, but the coveted award presented by Channel 4's news anchorman Jon Snow, was scooped by Richard Baines of Black Country Housing Group at last Friday's awards ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane.
Helping Local Authorities Deliver Grant Funded Schemes
23/10/09
As a leading expert in affordable housing, calfordseaden can help you deliver your grant funded development programmes.
calfordseaden's support of Southwark Lancers RFC
14/10/09
calfordseaden have recently agreed to sponsor Southwark Lancers RFC, as part of its commitment to community involvement. We are providing assistance to the Men's 1st 15 team and hope that this will nurture the development of the Club as a true community based sports facility.
20/08/09
Since the introduction of the Grants for Developer Funding NAHP (National Affordable Housing Programme) in 2006, calfordseaden have been involved in providing consultancy advice to several large house builders, developers and registered social landlords relating to their applications for partner status through to management of successful Bids.
Planned Preventative Maintenance Services
04/08/09
calfordseaden have successfully secured and delivered a number of Planned Preventative Maintenance Surveys and have developed bespoke software tailored to Client's particular requirements.
13/07/09
We are pleased to announce that calfordseaden, represented by Terry Keech, has been shortlisted in the 'Green Social Housing Champion of the Year' category of The Sustainable Housing Awards 2009, organised by Inside Housing magazine.
Relocation: Daikin Air Conditioning
29/04/09
As part of a longstanding service to Daikin Airconditioning UK Ltd., our Birmingham office recently acted as project manager, designer and contract administrator during the relocation of their warehousing, industrial and office facilities in Bristol.
Site Safety Inspections
29/04/09
Site safety inspections are more often that not confused with safety activities such as site safety audits, site safety tours and site safety surveys. It is, however, important that the difference is understood and the ambiguity eliminated.
2012 Construction Commitments
29/04/09
Through calfordseaden's membership of Constructing Excellence and the Housing Forum the Practice has been enthusiastic about membership of the 2012 Construction Commitments and in 2008 we signed up as a member.
Spot Light on Steev Ellson
29/04/09
Steev joined calfordseaden in September 2008 as an Associate at our Birmingham office.
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